The one who attacked was naturally Frank.
After all, only he, as an "E-class Demon God Candidate," could use a handgun to produce the explosive effect of an RPG.
Frank said to Logan Howlett, who was covered in wounds, holding the little wolf girl Laura, and limping back:
"Mr. Howlett, although I have no intention of interfering in your battle, if something happens to you, it may affect my Boss's next plan, so..."
Although Frank still had 4 vials of [Quick Revival Potion] in his hand.
He has always been cautious, especially when carrying out the tasks assigned by Karl, he does not allow any mistakes.
So even though Professor X in the car had successfully come back to life after the [Quick Revival Potion] took effect, he was still unwilling to try such a risky move on Logan Howlett.
That's why he rashly attacked just now.
"Thank you..."
Logan Howlett politely nodded to Frank while enduring the pain.
Although he has a rough personality, he can still tell good from bad.
If it weren't for Frank's help just now, he might have really died at the hands of X-24 today.
After all, that was his younger self, and neither his physical strength nor his recovery ability could compare to what he has now.
As for Frank, who suddenly approached him, Logan Howlett's attitude had quietly changed, from being full of hostility to gradually becoming friendly!
"Oh, Logan..."
At this moment, a weak exclamation suddenly came from the car.
Professor X, who had just regained his sanity and was still a little confused, looked at Logan Howlett with a sad face and choked up:
"Good heavens, are you dead too? Why is this happening..."
Thump—
Logan Howlett was stunned for a moment, then directly dropped the little wolf girl in his hand on the ground.
He staggered to Professor X, hugged him with a look of surprise, and said with slightly red eyes:
"Charles, you...you actually came back to life? That's great, really great!"
"Wait a minute, Logan, you're squeezing me so hard I can't breathe." Professor X looked at him blankly, "Are you saying...I'm not dead yet?"
"No, you were dead." Logan Howlett grinned, then turned his head towards Frank's direction, "Thanks to this...uh, this Mr. Cassel for helping you, you came back to life."
"Thank you..."
Although Professor X didn't know what had happened before, he still smiled and nodded to Frank.
However, he suddenly seemed to remember something, and looked at Logan Howlett nervously and asked:
"Laura? She wasn't captured, was she?"
"Laura?"
Logan Howlett then remembered the little wolf girl he had dropped on the ground, and quickly went back to cut off the shackles that bound her upper body and limbs.
Roar—
The little wolf girl bared her white teeth and let out a dissatisfied roar at Logan Howlett, as if to say: You stinky old man, if you dare drop me on the ground again, you're dead!!
Then she dashed directly into Professor X's arms.
Although she couldn't express other emotions besides anger very well.
But along the way, she had felt a long-lost, pure love from Professor X.
So, like Logan, she didn't want to see this kind and amiable old man leave her!
"Where's that bastard just now?"
Logan Howlett turned his head and looked at the area where the battle had just taken place, but found that X-24's body had disappeared.
"Taken away by his companions."
Frank raised his hand and pointed in a certain direction.
His only goal this time was [Wolverine], so naturally he wouldn't care about any other riffraff.
As long as these guys didn't interfere with his mission, he wouldn't need to attack them and cause trouble.
"Damn it, Caliban is still in their hands."
A look of annoyance appeared on Logan Howlett's face, but then he said with a serious expression:
"Mr. Cassel, thank you for saving Charles...Don't worry, I will keep my promise and help you complete the mission!"
"But before that, please allow me to send that child to [North Dakota]."
Logan Howlett didn't ask about the content of the mission.
Because he believed that since the other party came directly to him, they must understand his current physical condition.
Naturally, they wouldn't let him do things beyond his capabilities.
"Okay."
Since Karl didn't specify a specific deadline for Frank, the latter naturally wouldn't be too concerned about such trivial matters.
"Mr. Cassel, if possible, I would like to ask you for another favor..."
After learning about the situation from Logan Howlett, Professor X looked at the farmhouse in the distance with a complicated expression, then looked at the special badge on Frank's chest that emitted a pale yellow light, and said sincerely:
"The Will family is innocent. It was my insistence on staying overnight that caused them to be implicated...I can't just leave as if nothing happened."
"So?" Frank looked at him with a cold face.
Professor X said somewhat uneasily: "Can you trouble you to revive them as well?"
"Charles, you..."
Logan Howlett quickly opened his mouth to stop him when he saw this.
Even he could see that the potion Frank used before to bring people back to life was extremely expensive.
If it weren't for the fact that he still had some value, he was afraid that people wouldn't even save Professor X, let alone these three unrelated strangers.
Although Logan Howlett also deeply sympathized with the tragic deaths of the three.
But he couldn't influence Frank's decision...He was completely unclear whether the other party still had that magical "revival potion" in his hand.
However.
Unexpectedly, after hearing such a "shameless" excessive request, there was no sign of anger on Frank's face.
Instead, a gleam of light flashed quickly in his pupils.
So that's how it is...
Did Boss even predict this in advance?
Simply YYDS!!
Frank completely understood now.
Karl specifically asked him to bring 5 [Quick Revival Potions], not just to help [Wolverine] revive Professor X!
This was clearly to catch these two adults and one child, three mutants, all in one fell swoop?
Frank silently gave his boss a thumbs up in his heart, just one word: awesome!!
The next step is needless to say, naturally it is "talking about money doesn't hurt feelings".
Even if Frank is not good at negotiation and recruiting rhetoric, but there is a saying...learn from whoever you are with!
In recent times, under Karl's influence, he has at least become familiar with these routines.
So he still said with a cold face: "Then what will you exchange for it?"
"Ah, this..."
Professor X naturally understands the simple truth that "there is no free lunch in the world".
It's just that he, an old guy who is about to run out of fuel, has nothing to exchange with others.
So in the end, he could only look at Logan Howlett for help.
Even without using his mental abilities, he could see that the other party really only cared about this dying old wolf!
So if he wanted Frank to help the farmer's family, he was afraid that Logan could only "sacrifice" himself!
"Charles...you...I...ah!!"
The expression on Logan Howlett's face changed several times, but in the end it all turned into a helpless sigh.
After all, the family of three died because of them.
So Logan Howlett actually wanted to save them in his heart.
It's just that he didn't know if he had that much "value"?
Worth Frank taking out 3 more [Quick Revival Potions].
So, he could only bite the bullet and tentatively ask: "Mr. Cassel, if possible, I am willing to help you complete three more tasks in exchange..."
"No."
Before the other party could finish speaking, Frank imitated Karl's usual appearance and interrupted in an uncompromising tone:
"Three years...As the price for reviving that family of three, you must serve [Hyperspace Group] for three years without compensation!!"
The term of service here was casually said by Frank.
Because whether it is one year, three years, or thirty years, it is actually not important at all.
Frank believes that as long as the other party joins [Hyperspace Group], they will never want to leave!
After all, an owner as good as Karl, you can't find a second one in the world.
"One year for one life?"
Logan Howlett gave a somewhat strained wry smile, "This deal sounds like a good deal."
Then he turned his head and looked at Professor X with a hopeful face, and added: "But during the service period, you must send someone to take care of Charles for me."
"Deal."
Frank changed his previous stern look, smiled and extended his hand to Logan Howlett, and when he shook the other party's calloused hand, he sincerely said: "Welcome to join [Hyperspace Group]!!"
……
The subsequent things became much simpler.
Frank first used 3 [Quick Revival Potions] to revive the farmer's family.
He didn't think it was a waste to use such a magical potion on three ordinary people.
Not to mention that they can have as many of these [Quick Revival Potions] as they want in the future, just being able to successfully recruit [Wolverine] and Professor X has already made this deal a profit!
Presumably Samuel Sterns, that scientific madman, will be overjoyed when he sees these two "new samples", right?
But what Frank was a little curious about was, who does the last remaining [Quick Revival Potion] belong to?!
After the farmer's family was revived, Professor X gave the three of them some mental counseling...helping them "forget" the terrifying memory from before.
In order to ensure that nothing unexpected happened when he was helping the three people "seal" related memories, Professor X also specially borrowed the special badge that emitted mental power from Frank.
He felt extremely powerful power on this badge.
After finishing the finishing work, Logan Howlett and the three of them embarked on their journey again.
And Frank's car quietly followed behind them, without disturbing them!
……
at the same time.
Inside a private hospital a few kilometers away.
The backer of the [Marauders], Dr. Zander Rice, the founder of [Alkali-Transigen], walked into the ward with a password box and a gloomy face, looked at the severely injured X-24 on the hospital bed, and couldn't help roaring:
"Damn it, what are you doing? Why is X-24 injured like this?"
Donald Pierce, the security director of the [Marauders], quickly explained: "Mr. Rice, the initial plan went very smoothly, and X-24 also had the upper hand in the battle with [Wolverine].
But I don't know where a spoiler suddenly came out. The other party's firepower was very strong, and one blow seriously injured X-24.
In order to avoid your painstaking masterpiece from being completely destroyed, I could only risk my life to snatch X-24 back before temporarily ordering a retreat."
Hearing this, the expression on Dr. Zander Rice's face eased slightly, then he opened the password box, took out a syringe filled with green potion, and stabbed it into X-24's neck.
"Number 24, you did a good job. This potion will help you speed up healing...stop bleeding, generate new blood vessels, and proliferate matrix cells, making you stronger!"
As the potion was injected into X-24's body, the injuries on his body began to heal rapidly.
Although Frank's blow seriously injured him, it failed to kill him.
However, due to the shock wave generated by the explosion, his brain suffered serious damage, and his self-healing ability was greatly affected...
After all, strictly speaking, X-24 was born less than a month ago, and the [healing factor] in his body is still in a not fully mature stage.
"Donald, it seems we need more manpower to eliminate X-23 and those damn failures!!"
Dr. Zander Rice said viciously.
…………
……
One day later.
In front of a canyon near the border line in [North Dakota].
When Logan Howlett, alone, followed the "false coordinates" that he scoffed at, and successfully brought Laura to meet a group of companions who had been waiting there for a long time, he suddenly felt a sense of absurdity and loneliness.
Is [Eden] really real?
He originally thought that this trip was destined to end in failure.
But who would have thought that the result would be unexpectedly perfect...It's just that for some reason, Logan Howlett didn't feel relieved at all, but instead felt a little reluctant!
That's right.
It's just reluctance.
Although he had said countless times during the journey that he hated this girl who could only roar like a beast.
But as the moment of parting approached, he began to worry about their safety.
"Hey, kid, how many more days are you waiting here?"
Logan Howlett asked the oldest of the children.
"Tomorrow is the last day of our agreed meeting date. We'll leave as soon as it's over..."
The boy named Rictor pointed to a mountain forest in the distance and said firmly:
"We will pass through the border from that passage and walk about 8 miles to Canada. There is a refuge built specifically for mutants there... the last one in the world!"
"I have already confirmed the time and coordinates with the staff there. We will be safe as soon as we arrive."
"Mr. Howlett, thank you for everything you have done for Laura along the way. She is very lucky to have you protecting her."
Logan Howlett nodded perfunctorily, then said to Laura, who was already standing across from him, "Your friends seem to be doing well. It reminds me of my school days... I'm glad you found your companions."
"Where are you going?" Laura asked, frowning.
"I..."
Logan Howlett showed a wry smile, "Naturally, I'm going to complete the next mission, but fortunately, I didn't screw it up this time... Huh?"
Logan Howlett's expression froze, and he looked at the little wolf girl in surprise, "Wait a minute, you can talk?"
The latter nodded lightly.
"What the fu*k?!"
Logan Howlett immediately felt a sense of being deceived and questioned with a resentful expression:
"Then why did you only roar and not speak the whole way... We drove nearly 3,000 kilometers, and you didn't even say a single word!"
But before Laura could reply, he turned and left angrily, "Forget it, whatever, I've only known you for less than 4 days anyway..."
But he stopped after only a few steps.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally took out the paper and pen he had prepared in advance, wrote his phone number on it, and then turned back angrily and stuffed it into Laura's hand.
"Kid, remember to tell Charles you're safe after you get there. He's very concerned about your safety!!"
With that, he limped away.
Laura watched his figure disappear from view, clutching the piece of paper with the phone number written on it, and muttered in a voice that only she could hear, feeling somewhat aggrieved:
"Jerk dad!!"
